Council members had worried about protest stunts that targeted their homes with coffins and U-Haul trucks, but opponents of the law said it would chill vital free speech.
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Jury deadlocks in manslaughter trial of CHP officer who crashed into pedestrian
A judge today declared a mistrial when jurors deadlocked over whether to convict a CHP officer of misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter for crashing into and killing a 24-year-old man walking in the street.
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Man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following shooting in Washington neighborhood
Levester Lee Bolden, 45, was identified as suspect in the shooting and taken into custody near his home on 46th Street and Central Avenue in Los Angeles on suspicion of attempted murder, according to the LBPD’s arrest log.
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Motorcyclist dies after crashing into parking garage wall in Bixby Knolls, police say
Police say the motorcyclist was inside the garage on a three-wheeled Can-Am Ryker when she accelerated the vehicle and lost control before crashing head-on into a wall.
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LA County supervisors move forward with overhaul of juvenile detention
After hearing more than two hours of public testimony Tuesday, the Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a series of motions aimed at re-envisioning the juvenile custody system.
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LBCC Foundation funds big dreams
Scholarship recipients are more likely to invest more time in campus life and their studies, resulting in a successful education.
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Long Beach under flood watch, wind advisory in 12th storm since late December
The National Weather Service has also issued a high surf advisory for Long Beach that will begin at 2 a.m. Wednesday and last through 5 a.m. Thursday.
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City Council to amend commission pay structure that excluded undocumented, low-income residents
The Long Beach City Council is expected to change the pay structure for most of its city commissioners to remove barriers that advocates say blocked some low-income and undocumented resents from participating in making city policy.
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Los Angeles schools shut down as staff begin 3-day strike
Tens of thousands of workers in the Los Angeles Unified School District walked off the job Tuesday over stalled contract talks, and they were joined by teachers in a three-day strike that shut down the nation’s second-largest school system.
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Long Beach seeking over $1B for ‘priority projects’ including a new bridge, park space
Long Beach is requesting over $1 billion from the state and federal governments to help fund a laundry list of projects that spans from street and alley improvements to bigger ticket items, like replacing the Belmont Veterans Memorial Pier.